May 01, 2012, 8:45PM

Background investigations to qualify casino companies could reduce the commission's previous estimate that a casino resort in Massachusetts could open in about three to five years from now. Full story »

May 01, 2012, 6:32PM

Fusco is accused of 5 criminal counts, including a racketeering conspiracy prosecutors say lasted 10 years and included the 2003 murders of Mafia boss Al Bruno and low-level associate Gary Westerman. Full story »

May 01, 2012, 10:25AM

The trial is playing out in the same courtroom where three defendants were convicted on parallel charges last year. The jury in that case came back in four hours after three weeks of testimony. Full story »

May 01, 2012, 9:20AM

Springfield resident George McKenzie, 64, of 71 Florida St. was taken into custody after he allegedly struck a hawk with a log and candle stick holder, then stomped on the raptor as it lay on a sidewalk near the corner of Pearl and Federal streets. Full story »

May 01, 2012, 8:14AM

A lit cigarette is being blamed for a porch fire at 43 Oakwood Terrace in the city's Bay neighborhood. Twelve hours earlier, city firefighters responded to a similar call in the Six Corners neighborhood, according to Dennis Leger, executive aide to Springfield Fire Commissioner Joseph Conant. Full story »

April 30, 2012, 11:30PM

The scholarships were made possible by an anonymous donation of $30,000 to Holyoke Community College to assist students who suffered financial hardship because of the Massachusetts tornado. Full story »